NEW figures on household spending have revealed 10 things we are spending MUCH more on now than we did a decade ago.

Latest figures released by ONS show that we have almost doubled our spending on holidays abroad compared to 10 years ago.

In 2017, we spent an average of £1,596 per household travelling abroad, 92 per cent more than in 2007, when we spent £832.

We are also spending more on domestic services, including cleaners, gardeners and au pairs, an average of £109.2 per household, 91 per cent more than £57.2 we spent in 2007.

Pet care spending saw another big increase. In 2017, households spent £280 on their pets, 69 per cent more than a decade ago, when they spent £166.

Mobile phones spending has increased by 58 per cent from £286 in 2007 to £452 in 2017.

Rail and tube fares expenses have also soared. In 2017, households spent an average of £198 against £130 spent in 2007, an increase of 52 per cent.

Households are spending more than a third, or 37 per cent, more on sports-related spending- such as admissions, subscriptions, leisure class fees and equipment hire. In 2017, they spent £369 against £270 in 2007.

Households spent £218 on cosmetics and hair products in 2017. This works out as a 35 per cent increase compared to 2007 when people spent £161.

We spent an average £1,154 on electricity, gas and other fuels in 2017, 29 per cent more than in 2007 when we spent £894.

People also spent more on take-aways. In 2017, we spent an average of £525. This works out as 22 per cent more than the £432 we spent in 2007.

Households spent an average of £208 on wines in 2017, 21 per cent more than in 2007 when they spent £172. Special mention, in this category, for champagne and sparkling wines brought home for its increase of 67% from £16 in 2007 to £26 in 2017.

On the other side, there was also spending that actually went down compared to 10 years ago.

After the obvious video cassettes and DVDs spending, which decreased by 64 per cent from an average of £57 per household in 2007 to £20 in 2017, we find a decrease in TV and digital decoder spending, from £78 spent in 2007, householders are now spending £36, 53 per cent less.

Households are also spending less on computer and games consoles. In 2017, they spent £16, 40 per cent less than the £26 spent in 2007.

Spending on personal computers, printers and calculators also went down by 29 per cent from £125 in 2007 to £88 in 2017.

Households spent 29 per cent less on cigarettes compared to 10 years ago, in 2007 we spent £208 against £151 spent in 2017, and less on the lottery. Householders spent £78 in 2017, 20 per cent less than in 2007 when they spent £99.

Also spending on interest on credit cards has decreased, from £733 spent in 2007 to £655 spent in 2017, 11 per cent less in 10 years.